St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-13
FROZEN FABRICATIONS.
Edmunds, the Vermont Iceberg, Gives
Out Some Tips Both Prigid
and False.
he Declares That Oleveland's Administra-
tion Has Been Great and Decided
Failure,
And Then Says Grover is the Only
Man the Democrats Can
Win With
When the Fight of 1883 Arrives.
General News From
WashinSto ton.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Senator
George f. Edmunds, of Vermont, in an in
terview to-day speaking.of the present ad-
minlstration, said:
In all frankness L must say / do not think
1t has been a success. Whatever the desires
and intentions of those at the head of affairs
may have been, it was impossible for them to
follow out u successful policy with the weight
OF party so composed upon their shoulders.
With such broad field Of ad-
ministration the president must have
others to rely on for assistance,
but placing reliance in his party must inev-
itably lead him astray. With the tremendous
pressure of the party behind him, he has
been forced into numerous errors. All pres
identS, perhaps, have made some bad ap-
pOintments, but none, think, have been be-
trayed as often as he has. The Democratic
party is composed of men who honestly be-
lieve that the interest of the country de-
mandS that they should have control of af-
fairs. do not question their honesty in this
opinion. They think that the end justities
the means, but the party workers, the men
who have worked in the wards, bulldoZed and
stuffed ballot boxes and claim the rewards,
are not suitable to perform public trust. A
large percentage of Mr.. Cleveland's ap-
pointees have been either incompetent or
improper persons; or, being competent, have
been raScals. Some of these men he has Sc
lected without knowing anything about them;
others he has appointed upon the indorse-
ment of members of congress of his own
party, who have not hesitated to betray his
confidence. With some work a table of ap-
pointments could be made which would
show an
IMMENSE PROPORTION OF r ASC AIS.
do not say that it would amount to ma
jority, but certainly none OF Mr.. Clevelands
predecessors were oftener betrayed. He has
been pulled both ways; between his civil SER
vice reform pledges and the party pressure.
| Sometimes he has appeared TO hold to one and
| sometimes to yield to the other. He seems to
| stand halfway between the two. One day
| he mas declared that good official who was a
| Republican should lot be disturbed. AT an
other time he has yielded to tremendous
| party pressure in something else. b ut
! there are Republicans still in Office,
! and l think we should give him
| credit for what he has done. AS in the case
of the preacher who was good four days in
the week and went off on a lark for three
days. we should give him credit for the good
there is in him."
do you think the Democrats will renomi-
| nate him?'
Eyes. There is no one else they could run
with any chance of success. They cannot
nominate any one else and hope to succeed"
would he hold the Republican votes he
| got before!''
LAS between two evils they would vole fol
| ulIu, InOuSH ne has EOt llNeu up eullrely tC
what they understood to be his promises
| They may not see how he could have done
| better with his party, aud they may not sec
where they will find another who would do as
we'll"
WHAT do you think of the chances of the
Republican party in 1882"
Believing that the Republican party rep
resents the best principles of govern ment
and having confidence in the intelligence OF
the people and their ability to discriminate,
| expect the Republicans to be restored tC
power
''That depends on the nominee, does il
not?''
Eyes, but having confidence in the wisdom
of my party think they are sure to nominate
a good man" :"
'Who are the prominent men now to the
frout?''
Excuse me, but do not care to speak OF
that. Many things may happen within two
years.